Description
Enjoy these Italian Sausage Stuffed Banana Peppers, a flavorful and satisfying dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large banana peppers
- 1 pound Italian sausage, removed from casings
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Cut a lengthwise slit in each banana pepper and remove seeds.
- In a bowl, combine sausage, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Stuff each banana pepper with the sausage mixture.
- Place stuffed peppers in a baking dish and pour tomato sauce over them.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until peppers are tender and sausage is cooked through.
Notes
- For spicier peppers, leave some seeds in.
- You can use sweet or hot Italian sausage.
- Serve with extra tomato sauce or a side of pasta.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 75mg